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10 Black Conductors Who Changed Music History

Orchestras as a whole are still, largely, whitewashed. As a classical musician myself, this has always baffled me. Here are 10 black conductors who I believe have changed music history in a large way.

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The Benefits of the Podium: A Flutist’s Perspective

How does a player benefit from conducting lessons? Find out how flutist Aleah Fitzwater improved the quality of her playing through a deeper understanding of conducting and its non-verbal mechanisms.

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Podium Time Podcast [2020 Interview]

Podium Time is a fantastic podcast not just for conductors and conducting students but also for everyone who would like a peek on how different conductors work, think, and come to certain decisions, which are sometimes opposite but equally valuable. 

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10 women conductor who made history

10 of the most influential women conductors in history: from Chiquinha Gonzaga to Antonia Louisa Brico, Veronika Dudarova and Xiaoying Zheng

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I hate Boulez. Long live Boulez.

I hate Boulez. Long live Boulez.

Last updated Jul 18, 2019 | Published on Feb 20, 2018 |

I don’t really hate Boulez. But I don’t like his music. But I do like what he tried to do. And I want more of it.

The Tempest – Shakespeare and Johnson

The Tempest – Shakespeare and Johnson

Last updated Dec 19, 2019 | Published on Feb 25, 2016 |

The Tempest saw a strict collaboration between Shakespeare and musician Robert Johnson which gave birth to something unique, getting very close to Opera

Baudelaire’s goats

Baudelaire’s goats

Last updated Dec 31, 2019 | Published on Oct 27, 2015 |

ecently I really had no time to compose much unfortunately, being busy with an arrangement of Der...

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Does size matter?

Does size matter?

Last updated Dec 19, 2019 | Published on Oct 13, 2015 | ,

Who says opera should only be staged and performed by big opera houses? When it comes to small opera companies there...

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Creative dissonance

Creative dissonance

Last updated May 4, 2019 | Published on Aug 25, 2015 | ,

When it comes to creativity, some emotions are better than others. Or are they? The amount of research and studies on...

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Drowning culture

Drowning culture

Last updated May 4, 2019 | Published on Aug 11, 2015 | ,

It’s official: on august 6, while some people were on vacation and others preferred not to be bothered, the Italian...

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Conducting Pills

A FREE video series with an analysis of structure, phrasing, and, of course, conducting tips of repertoire works: from Mozart to Brahms, from Beethoven to Debussy. A new episode every week!

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